Vadim Naumov

Vadim Vladimirovich Naumov (Russian: Вадим Владимирович Наумов; born 7 April 1969) is a Russian former pair skater. With his wife Evgenia Shishkova, he is the 1994 World champion and the 1995–96 Champions Series Final champion.

Vadim Naumov
Personal information
Native name	Вадим Владимирович Наумов
Full name	Vadim Vladimirovich Naumov
Country represented	Russia CIS Soviet Union
Born	(1969-04-07) 7 April 1969 (age 53) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Partner	Evgenia Shishkova
Former coach	Ludmila Velikova E. Beilina
Retired	1998
Medal record Figure skating: Pairs Representing  Russia World Championships 1994 Chiba Pairs 1995 Birmingham Pairs 1993 Prague Pairs European Championships 1995 Dortmund Pairs 1994 Copenhagen Pairs 1993 Helsinki Pairs Grand Prix Final 1995–1996 Paris Pairs Representing  CIS European Championships 1992 Lausanne Pairs Representing  Soviet Union European Championships 1991 Sofia Pairs

Career

Shishkova/Naumov were introduced in 1985 by Naumov's coach who wanted them to skate together.^[1] Naumov initially rebuffed the idea because he did not wish to change partners, however, following a number of tryouts, he and Shishkova agreed to team up.^[1] They began competing together in 1987.^[2]

In 1991, Shishkova/Naumov won bronze at their first European Championships and placed 5th at the World Championships. The next season, they competed at their first Olympics, the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, France, where they placed fifth.

Shishkova/Naumov won their first World medal – bronze – at the 1993 World Championships. The following year, the pair placed 4th at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. They ended the season by becoming World champions.

Shishkova/Naumov picked up their third World medal – silver – in 1995. From 1991–1995, the pair also won five European medals. In February 1996, they won gold at the 1995–96 Champions Series Final (later renamed the Grand Prix Final).

At the 1996 World Championships, Shishkova/Naumov were third after the short program. In the long program, four judges gave first-place votes to Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov, the gold medalists, and four judges voted in favor of Shishkova/Naumov, however, low scores from the other five judges left them off the podium in 4th.^[3]

Shishkova/Naumov did not make the 1998 Winter Olympic team. They decided to retire from ISU competition in 1998 and skate professionally.^[1] The pair won the World Professional Championships in April 1998. They then transitioned into coaching, working at the International Skating Center in Simsbury, Connecticut.^[4][5] They moved to the Skating Club of Boston in February 2017.^[6]

Personal life

Shishkova and Naumov married in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in August 1995.^[7] They settled in Simsbury, Connecticut in 1998.^[1] Their son, Maxim Naumov, was born in August 2001 and competes in men's singles for the United States.^[8][9]

Programs

(with Shishkova)

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
1998–99
1997–98		Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus
1996–97	Ave Maria by Charles Gounod, Johann Sebastian Bach	Meditation (from Thaïs) by Jules Massenet
1995–96	Ave Maria by Charles Gounod, Johann Sebastian Bach	Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus	The Barber of Seville Act 1, No. 2 Cavatina: "Largo Al Factotum" by Gioachino Rossini
1994–95	Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saëns	Unfinished Symphony by Franz Schubert
1993–94	Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saëns	Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II	Take Five performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
1992–93	Colonel Bogey March by F. J. Ricketts	Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II	Slap That Bass
1991–92	Take Five performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
1990–91

Competitive highlights

GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)

With Shishkova:

• Soviet Union (URS): Start of career through December 1991
• Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): 1992 European and World Championships
• Unified Team at the Olympics (EUN): 1992 Olympics
• Russia (RUS): 1992–93 to end of career

International^[10]
Event	88–89	89–90	90–91	91–92	92–93	93–94	94–95	95–96	96–97	97–98
Winter Olympics				5th		4th
World Champ.			5th	5th	3rd	1st	2nd	4th
European Champ.			3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd		5th
GP Final								1st		5th
GP Cup of Russia										2nd
GP NHK Trophy								1st	2nd
GP Skate America										2nd
GP Skate Canada								1st
Centennial On Ice								1st
Goodwill Games							3rd
Inter. de Paris					1st
Moscow News	5th
Nations Cup				2nd		1st
Nebelhorn Trophy		2nd
NHK Trophy				1st	1st
Skate America					3rd	1st	2nd
Skate Canada			2nd
National^[11]^[12]
Russian Champ.					1st	3rd		1st	3rd
Soviet Champ.			1st	2nd

References

1. Johnson, Paul H. (July 6, 1998). "Focused On Their Future; Russian Pair Is Skating Into Professional Ranks". Hartford Courant. from the original on October 31, 2012.
2. . Archived from the original on October 7, 2007.
3. Wilner, Barry (March 20, 1996). "Russians Win Pairs, Americans Get Bronze". Associated Press. from the original on October 31, 2012.
4. Aldrich, Ian (January–February 2008). "The Big Question: How to be a Champion Figure Skater; The training, endurance, and expenses of champions". Yankee. from the original on April 18, 2012.
5. Elfman, Lois (July 14, 2016). "Shishkova, Naumov navigate parent-coach balance". IceNetwork.com.
6. Zeghibe, Doug (February 10, 2017). "Coaching Announcement". Skating Club of Boston. from the original on February 11, 2017.
7. "Russian newlyweds collect $30,000 toward new house". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. November 5, 1995.
8. Hine, Tommy (December 23, 2006). "Different Holiday On Ice". Hartford Courant. from the original on January 6, 2012.
9. Walker, Elvin (March 11, 2016). "Maxim Naumov continues a family tradition". IFS Magazine.
10. . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
11. Наумов Вадим Владимирович [Vadim Vladimirovich Naumov]. fskate.ru (in Russian).
12. Наумов Вадим Владимирович [Vadim Vladimirovich Naumov]. solovieff.ru (in Russian).

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